From ca14bfd2bdd5896b7b4fff6e67e1c88a5056aa93 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:39:43 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 01/23] release python restriction

---
 pyproject.toml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index c5e47b8b..bcf6a9d4 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "tqdm>=4.1.0",
     "qulacs>=0.6.0",
 ]
-requires-python = ">=3.9,<3.13"
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
 dynamic = ["version", "description"]
 
 [project.optional-dependencies]

From 59137d434c9479fbbcca01b67b068abd55200fdd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:39:54 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 02/23] update workflow files

---
 .github/workflows/doc_checks.yml   | 11 +++++--
 .github/workflows/format.yml       | 16 ++++++----
 .github/workflows/publish.yml      |  4 +--
 .github/workflows/publish_docs.yml |  4 +--
 .github/workflows/tests.yaml       | 49 +++++++++++++++++++-----------
 5 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc_checks.yml b/.github/workflows/doc_checks.yml
index c7b51470..29209fb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc_checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc_checks.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,13 @@ name: Documentation check
 on:
 - pull_request
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   doc_checks:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -9,10 +16,8 @@ jobs:
       QISKIT_SETTINGS: ${{github.workspace}}/docs/qiskit_settings.conf
 
     steps:
-        - name: Cancel Workflow Action
-          uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.11.0
 
-        - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
         - uses: sQUlearn/sphinx-action@master
           with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/format.yml b/.github/workflows/format.yml
index 23f3a7be..20598994 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format.yml
@@ -2,23 +2,27 @@ name: Formatting check
 on:
 - pull_request
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   black:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - name: Cancel Workflow Action
-        uses: styfle/cancel-workflow-action@0.11.0
-
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
-          python-version: 3.9
+          python-version: 3.13
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pip install black[jupyter]
 
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: Run Black
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 6ec40e08..105a81bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -14,14 +14,14 @@ jobs:
         id-token: write
       steps:
         - name: Set up Python
-          uses: actions/setup-python@v2
+          uses: actions/setup-python@v6
           with:
             python-version: 3.9
 
         - name: Install dependencies
           run: pip install flit
 
-        - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        - uses: actions/checkout@v5
         
         - name: Build
           run: flit build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yml
index 0cf92ce5..1239f70b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_docs.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,9 @@ jobs:
         QISKIT_SETTINGS: ${{github.workspace}}/docs/qiskit_settings.conf
       steps:
           - name: Checkout Source Code
-            uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            uses: actions/checkout@v5
           - name: Checkout GH Pages
-            uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            uses: actions/checkout@v5
             with:
               repository: sQUlearn/squlearn.github.io
               fetch-depth: 0
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 07b2b6e0..ddbeef29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -4,14 +4,21 @@ on:
   schedule:
     - cron: '23 1 * * *'
 
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   pytest_minimal_requirements:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.9'
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -43,9 +50,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.9'
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -72,9 +79,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: '3.9'
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -97,32 +104,40 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           rm -rf venv_qiskit_1
 
-  pytest_latest: 
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+  pytest_latest:
+    name: Test on ${{ matrix.os }} with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python
-        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
         with:
           python-version: |
-            3.12
+            ${{
+              matrix.python-version
+            }}
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m venv venv_latest
           source venv_latest/bin/activate
-          pip install .[examples]
+          pip install .
+      - name: Install old autoray
+        if: matrix.python-version == '3.9'
+        run: |
+          source venv_latest/bin/activate
+          pip install autoray==0.7.2
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
           source venv_latest/bin/activate
           pip install pytest
           pytest tests/
-      - name: Test examples
-        run: |
-          source venv_latest/bin/activate
-          pip install nbmake
-          pytest --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
       - name: clean
         run: |
           rm -rf venv_latest

From c7d80423258aa625bc076798152725f9a8a1d950 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2025 10:51:58 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 03/23] move concurrency to jobs

---
 .github/workflows/tests.yaml | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index ddbeef29..92f4a597 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -7,14 +7,16 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
-concurrency:
-  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref }}
-  cancel-in-progress: true
-
 jobs:
   pytest_minimal_requirements:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    concurrency:
+      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${
+          (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref_name)
+        }-minimal_requirements
+      cancel-in-progress: true
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python
@@ -49,6 +51,12 @@ jobs:
   pytest_qiskit_0_46:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    concurrency:
+      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${
+          (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref_name)
+        }-qiskit_0_46
+      cancel-in-progress: true
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python
@@ -78,6 +86,12 @@ jobs:
   pytest_qiskit_1:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
+    concurrency:
+      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${
+          (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref_name)
+        }-qiskit_1
+      cancel-in-progress: true
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python
@@ -113,6 +127,12 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
+    concurrency:
+      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${
+          (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref_name)
+        }-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}
+      cancel-in-progress: true
+
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python

From 77c85cbede5fa98a36116557817fd41b0965cab2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:49:01 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 04/23] move concurrency to toplevel

---
 .github/workflows/tests.yaml | 38 +++++++++++++-----------------------
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 92f4a597..187a8228 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -7,16 +7,16 @@ on:
 permissions:
   contents: read
 
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${
+      (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref_name)
+    }
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
 jobs:
   pytest_minimal_requirements:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    concurrency:
-      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${
-          (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref_name)
-        }-minimal_requirements
-      cancel-in-progress: true
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python
@@ -51,12 +51,6 @@ jobs:
   pytest_qiskit_0_46:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    concurrency:
-      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${
-          (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref_name)
-        }-qiskit_0_46
-      cancel-in-progress: true
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python
@@ -86,12 +80,6 @@ jobs:
   pytest_qiskit_1:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    concurrency:
-      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${
-          (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref_name)
-        }-qiskit_1
-      cancel-in-progress: true
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python
@@ -127,12 +115,6 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
-    concurrency:
-      group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${
-          (github.event_name == 'pull_request' && github.event.pull_request.number || github.ref_name)
-        }-${{ matrix.os }}-${{ matrix.python-version }}
-      cancel-in-progress: true
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
       - name: Set up Python
@@ -161,3 +143,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: clean
         run: |
           rm -rf venv_latest
+      - name: Test examples
+        run: |
+          source venv_latest/bin/activate
+          pip install nbmake
+          pytest --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
+      - name: clean
+        run: |
+          rm -rf venv_latest

From a7bbd22a9846b202bfa05672e40e55ecf835a4be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:52:15 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 05/23] proper venv usage windows

---
 .github/workflows/tests.yaml | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 187a8228..eefbd6b4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -128,26 +128,58 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m venv venv_latest
-          source venv_latest/bin/activate
-          pip install .
+          if [ ${{ runner.os }} == 'windows-latest' ]; then
+            .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install .
+          else
+            source venv_latest/bin/activate
+            pip install .
+          fi
+
       - name: Install old autoray
         if: matrix.python-version == '3.9'
         run: |
-          source venv_latest/bin/activate
-          pip install autoray==0.7.2
+          if [ ${{ runner.os }} == 'windows-latest' ]; then
+            .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install autoray==0.7.2
+          else
+            source venv_latest/bin/activate
+            pip install autoray==0.7.2
+          fi
+
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
-          source venv_latest/bin/activate
-          pip install pytest
-          pytest tests/
+          if [ ${{ runner.os }} == 'windows-latest' ]; then
+            .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install pytest
+            .\venv_latest\Scripts\pytest.exe tests/
+          else
+            source venv_latest/bin/activate
+            pip install pytest
+            pytest tests/
+          fi
+
       - name: clean
         run: |
-          rm -rf venv_latest
+          if [ ${{ runner.os }} == 'windows-latest' ]; then
+            rmdir /S /Q venv_latest
+          else
+            rm -rf venv_latest
+          fi
+
       - name: Test examples
         run: |
-          source venv_latest/bin/activate
-          pip install nbmake
-          pytest --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
+          if [ ${{ runner.os }} == 'windows-latest' ]; then
+            .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install nbmake
+            .\venv_latest\Scripts\pytest.exe --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
+          else
+            source venv_latest/bin/activate
+            pip install nbmake
+            pytest --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
+          fi
+
       - name: clean
         run: |
-          rm -rf venv_latest
+          if [ ${{ runner.os }} == 'windows-latest' ]; then
+            rmdir /S /Q venv_latest
+          else
+            rm -rf venv_latest
+          fi
+

From e7ca15f5bc6c62ec8bde2495127af203f20df076 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:57:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 06/23] separate out windows tests

---
 .github/workflows/tests.yaml | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index eefbd6b4..9ed44eb0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
@@ -128,58 +128,72 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m venv venv_latest
-          if [ ${{ runner.os }} == 'windows-latest' ]; then
+          if [ ${{ runner.os }} == 'Windows' ]; then
             .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install .
           else
             source venv_latest/bin/activate
             pip install .
           fi
-
       - name: Install old autoray
         if: matrix.python-version == '3.9'
         run: |
-          if [ ${{ runner.os }} == 'windows-latest' ]; then
-            .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install autoray==0.7.2
-          else
-            source venv_latest/bin/activate
-            pip install autoray==0.7.2
-          fi
-
+          source venv_latest/bin/activate
+          pip install autoray==0.7.2
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
-          if [ ${{ runner.os }} == 'windows-latest' ]; then
-            .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install pytest
-            .\venv_latest\Scripts\pytest.exe tests/
-          else
-            source venv_latest/bin/activate
-            pip install pytest
-            pytest tests/
-          fi
-
+          source venv_latest/bin/activate
+          pip install pytest
+          pytest tests/
       - name: clean
         run: |
-          if [ ${{ runner.os }} == 'windows-latest' ]; then
-            rmdir /S /Q venv_latest
-          else
-            rm -rf venv_latest
-          fi
-
+          rm -rf venv_latest
       - name: Test examples
         run: |
-          if [ ${{ runner.os }} == 'windows-latest' ]; then
-            .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install nbmake
-            .\venv_latest\Scripts\pytest.exe --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
-          else
-            source venv_latest/bin/activate
-            pip install nbmake
-            pytest --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
-          fi
-
+          source venv_latest/bin/activate
+          pip install nbmake
+          pytest --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
       - name: clean
         run: |
-          if [ ${{ runner.os }} == 'windows-latest' ]; then
-            rmdir /S /Q venv_latest
-          else
-            rm -rf venv_latest
-          fi
+          rm -rf venv_latest
+
+  pytest_windows:
+    name: Test on windows-latest with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    runs-on: windows-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: |
+            ${{
+              matrix.python-version
+            }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m venv venv_latest
+          .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install .
+      - name: Install old autoray
+        if: matrix.python-version == '3.9'
+        run: |
+          .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install autoray==0.7.2
+      - name: Test with pytest
+        run: |
+          .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install pytest
+          .\venv_latest\Scripts\pytest.exe tests/
+      - name: clean
+        run: |
+          rm -rf venv_latest
+      - name: Test examples
+        run: |
+          .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe venv_latest/bin/activate
+          pip install nbmake
+          .\venv_latest\Scripts\pytest.exe --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
+      - name: clean
+        run: |
+          rmdir /S /Q venv_latest

From 2f24f43ff85d2bcf57c15c5bb96195a2c682a70b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:40:22 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 07/23] remove duplicate clean

---
 .github/workflows/tests.yaml | 6 ------
 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 9ed44eb0..ed6b4120 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -144,9 +144,6 @@ jobs:
           source venv_latest/bin/activate
           pip install pytest
           pytest tests/
-      - name: clean
-        run: |
-          rm -rf venv_latest
       - name: Test examples
         run: |
           source venv_latest/bin/activate
@@ -186,9 +183,6 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install pytest
           .\venv_latest\Scripts\pytest.exe tests/
-      - name: clean
-        run: |
-          rm -rf venv_latest
       - name: Test examples
         run: |
           .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe venv_latest/bin/activate

From be597a01160c4ca6bad5de34fe9a68f4f9305337 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:48:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 08/23] add pip upgrade

---
 .github/workflows/tests.yaml | 17 +++++++----------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index ed6b4120..a54fd8c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.9'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m venv venv_minimal
           source venv_minimal/bin/activate
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install toml autoray==0.7.2 matplotlib-inline==0.1.7
           python3 install_lowest_dependencies.py
       - name: Test with pytest
@@ -59,9 +59,9 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.9'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m venv venv_qiskit_0_46
           source venv_qiskit_0_46/bin/activate
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install .[examples] qiskit==0.46.3 qiskit-ibm-runtime==0.20.0 autoray==0.7.2
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ jobs:
           python-version: '3.9'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m venv venv_qiskit_1
           source venv_qiskit_1/bin/activate
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install .[examples] qiskit==1.1.2 qiskit-algorithms==0.3.0 qiskit-ibm-runtime==0.27.1 autoray==0.7.2
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
@@ -126,14 +126,10 @@ jobs:
             }}
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m venv venv_latest
-          if [ ${{ runner.os }} == 'Windows' ]; then
-            .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install .
-          else
-            source venv_latest/bin/activate
-            pip install .
-          fi
+          source venv_latest/bin/activate
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install .
       - name: Install old autoray
         if: matrix.python-version == '3.9'
         run: |
@@ -174,6 +170,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m venv venv_latest
+          .\venv_latest\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip
           .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install .
       - name: Install old autoray
         if: matrix.python-version == '3.9'

From 996dd83c82ff76118146625986c9aa9c4a45e889 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:51:23 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 09/23] remove 3.13 from windows

---
 .github/workflows/tests.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index a54fd8c7..e5a1c7ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5

From d69ab54a22992f236944d7089b0c11406b9500a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:55:35 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 10/23] re-add example dep install

---
 .github/workflows/tests.yaml | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index e5a1c7ed..44659336 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m venv venv_latest
           source venv_latest/bin/activate
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install .
+          pip install .[examples]
       - name: Install old autoray
         if: matrix.python-version == '3.9'
         run: |
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m venv venv_latest
           .\venv_latest\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install .
+          .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install .[examples]
       - name: Install old autoray
         if: matrix.python-version == '3.9'
         run: |

From 8219dfabd5579bd263caf781752caa07b410a29b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:04:00 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 11/23] remove duplicate pip upgrade

---
 .github/workflows/tests.yaml | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 44659336..e6f97203 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@ jobs:
             }}
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
-          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           python -m venv venv_latest
           .\venv_latest\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip
           .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install .[examples]

From 651e0b328456dc6f4d427731397a33fb19b027bc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:08:21 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 12/23] fix scipy version dep in qkode test

---
 tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py b/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
index f988d970..07b039ae 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ def test_qkode_pqk(self, ode_loss):
         labels = np.zeros((len(x_train), 1))
         qkode.fit(x_train, labels)
 
-        if version.parse(scipy_version) < version.parse("1.16"):
+        if version.parse(scipy_version) < version.parse("1.15"):
             regressor_result = np.array(
                 [
                     0.99663332,

From d83e75a64d4e4711363d7f3d238a7b8569674edc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:16:25 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 13/23] fix windows pip isntall

---
 .github/workflows/tests.yaml | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index e6f97203..92676849 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -181,8 +181,7 @@ jobs:
           .\venv_latest\Scripts\pytest.exe tests/
       - name: Test examples
         run: |
-          .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe venv_latest/bin/activate
-          pip install nbmake
+          .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install nbmake
           .\venv_latest\Scripts\pytest.exe --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
       - name: clean
         run: |

From 48b80d814bc0ac638caa11fe60fde69bb1da96ef Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:34:49 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 14/23] make qkode test system dependent

---
 tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py b/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
index 07b039ae..78945eac 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import numpy as np
 from packaging import version
+from platform import system
 import pytest
 from scipy import __version__ as scipy_version
 import sympy as sp
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ def test_qkode_pqk(self, ode_loss):
                     2.46206022,
                 ]
             )
-        else:
+        elif system() == "Windows": 
             regressor_result = np.array(
                 [
                     0.9973879,
@@ -77,6 +78,20 @@ def test_qkode_pqk(self, ode_loss):
                     2.46402581,
                 ]
             )
+        else:
+            regressor_result = np.array(
+                [
+                    0.99689371,
+                    1.12059708,
+                    1.25287154,
+                    1.39998192,
+                    1.56922034,
+                    1.75531624,
+                    1.96360549,
+                    2.19784202,
+                    2.46296489,
+                ]
+            )
 
         assert qkode._loss.order_of_ode == 1
         assert np.allclose(

From 8281597f54d582e8d8df557723dac3c751f22f59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 09:37:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 15/23] black test

---
 tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py b/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
index 78945eac..6f645603 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ def test_qkode_pqk(self, ode_loss):
                     2.46206022,
                 ]
             )
-        elif system() == "Windows": 
+        elif system() == "Windows":
             regressor_result = np.array(
                 [
                     0.9973879,

From 61744676cc594ed715202b4d0aa134ace6c66b8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:17:31 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 16/23] change windows rm

---
 .github/workflows/tests.yaml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 92676849..3c7a5ad9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -185,4 +185,4 @@ jobs:
           .\venv_latest\Scripts\pytest.exe --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
       - name: clean
         run: |
-          rmdir /S /Q venv_latest
+          rm -Recurse -Force venv_latest

From 70184f815a0727a6563a41e547bb8c61651e0e5b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 11:04:10 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 17/23] add darwin test case

---
 tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py | 14 ++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py b/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
index 6f645603..e8cbeeb3 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
@@ -78,6 +78,20 @@ def test_qkode_pqk(self, ode_loss):
                     2.46402581,
                 ]
             )
+        elif system() == "Darwin":
+            regressor_result = np.array(
+                [
+                    0.99705777,
+                    1.12080111,
+                    1.25306857,
+                    1.40014354,
+                    1.56938517,
+                    1.75553607,
+                    1.96384703,
+                    2.1980863,
+                    2.46328302,
+                ]
+            )
         else:
             regressor_result = np.array(
                 [

From 1fcd4f32b72728fc266f7916a5895e2914f9aa90 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 13:32:53 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 18/23] use slsqp, lbfgs has issues...

---
 tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py | 77 ++++++++---------------------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py b/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
index e8cbeeb3..51781cc4 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from squlearn.kernel import ProjectedQuantumKernel, FidelityKernel
 from squlearn.kernel.loss import ODELoss
 from squlearn.kernel import QKODE
-from squlearn.optimizers import LBFGSB
+from squlearn.optimizers import SLSQP
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(params=["expr", "callable"])
@@ -44,73 +44,28 @@ def test_qkode_pqk(self, ode_loss):
         )
 
         # Create the QKODE instance
-        qkode = QKODE(q_kernel, loss=ode_loss, optimizer=LBFGSB())
+        qkode = QKODE(q_kernel, loss=ode_loss, optimizer=SLSQP())
 
         x_train = np.linspace(0, 0.9, 9).reshape(-1, 1)
         labels = np.zeros((len(x_train), 1))
         qkode.fit(x_train, labels)
 
-        if version.parse(scipy_version) < version.parse("1.15"):
-            regressor_result = np.array(
-                [
-                    0.99663332,
-                    1.12030422,
-                    1.2525221,
-                    1.39952847,
-                    1.56866833,
-                    1.75470725,
-                    1.96290259,
-                    2.19701171,
-                    2.46206022,
-                ]
-            )
-        elif system() == "Windows":
-            regressor_result = np.array(
-                [
-                    0.9973879,
-                    1.12113415,
-                    1.25344976,
-                    1.40061217,
-                    1.56992748,
-                    1.7561082,
-                    1.96445327,
-                    2.19875868,
-                    2.46402581,
-                ]
-            )
-        elif system() == "Darwin":
-            regressor_result = np.array(
-                [
-                    0.99705777,
-                    1.12080111,
-                    1.25306857,
-                    1.40014354,
-                    1.56938517,
-                    1.75553607,
-                    1.96384703,
-                    2.1980863,
-                    2.46328302,
-                ]
-            )
-        else:
-            regressor_result = np.array(
-                [
-                    0.99689371,
-                    1.12059708,
-                    1.25287154,
-                    1.39998192,
-                    1.56922034,
-                    1.75531624,
-                    1.96360549,
-                    2.19784202,
-                    2.46296489,
-                ]
-            )
-
         assert qkode._loss.order_of_ode == 1
         assert np.allclose(
             qkode.predict(x_train),
-            regressor_result,
+            np.array(
+                [
+                    0.99673544,
+                    1.12042196,
+                    1.25265393,
+                    1.39967403,
+                    1.56883119,
+                    1.75490046,
+                    1.96312582,
+                    2.19726599,
+                    2.46239031,
+                ]
+            ),
             atol=1e-3,
         )
 
@@ -125,7 +80,7 @@ def test_qkode_fqk(self, ode_loss):
         )
 
         # Create the QKODE instance
-        qkode = QKODE(q_kernel, loss=ode_loss, optimizer=LBFGSB())
+        qkode = QKODE(q_kernel, loss=ode_loss, optimizer=SLSQP())
 
         x_train = np.linspace(0, 0.9, 9).reshape(-1, 1)
         labels = np.zeros((len(x_train), 1))

From f25a8e396e9ed3e206ab90242a45c2943ea85bce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:16:11 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 19/23] fix ode loss and tests

---
 src/squlearn/kernel/loss/ode_loss.py | 4 ++--
 tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py        | 6 +++---
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/squlearn/kernel/loss/ode_loss.py b/src/squlearn/kernel/loss/ode_loss.py
index 0c65f47a..f5891a93 100644
--- a/src/squlearn/kernel/loss/ode_loss.py
+++ b/src/squlearn/kernel/loss/ode_loss.py
@@ -95,14 +95,14 @@ def __init__(
         ode_functional: Union[sp.Expr, Callable],
         initial_values: Union[Sequence, np.ndarray],
         symbols_involved_in_ode: Optional[Sequence[sp.Basic]] = None,
-        eta: float = np.float64(1.0),
+        eta: float = 1.0,
         ode_order: Optional[int] = None,
     ):
         super().__init__()
 
         # normalize initial_values to a 1D numpy array
         self.initial_values = np.asarray(initial_values).ravel()
-        self.eta = float(eta)
+        self.eta = eta
 
         if isinstance(ode_functional, sp.Expr):
             if symbols_involved_in_ode is None:
diff --git a/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py b/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
index 51781cc4..8496fd83 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from squlearn.kernel import ProjectedQuantumKernel, FidelityKernel
 from squlearn.kernel.loss import ODELoss
 from squlearn.kernel import QKODE
-from squlearn.optimizers import SLSQP
+from squlearn.optimizers import LBFGSB
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(params=["expr", "callable"])
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_qkode_pqk(self, ode_loss):
         )
 
         # Create the QKODE instance
-        qkode = QKODE(q_kernel, loss=ode_loss, optimizer=SLSQP())
+        qkode = QKODE(q_kernel, loss=ode_loss, optimizer=LBFGSB())
 
         x_train = np.linspace(0, 0.9, 9).reshape(-1, 1)
         labels = np.zeros((len(x_train), 1))
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def test_qkode_fqk(self, ode_loss):
         )
 
         # Create the QKODE instance
-        qkode = QKODE(q_kernel, loss=ode_loss, optimizer=SLSQP())
+        qkode = QKODE(q_kernel, loss=ode_loss, optimizer=LBFGSB())
 
         x_train = np.linspace(0, 0.9, 9).reshape(-1, 1)
         labels = np.zeros((len(x_train), 1))

From 28d55857f248bd4cddd770d4271a8d0aedd7c7fd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:21:50 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 20/23] remove numpy float cast

---
 src/squlearn/qnn/loss/ode_loss.py | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/squlearn/qnn/loss/ode_loss.py b/src/squlearn/qnn/loss/ode_loss.py
index a4acec55..20cdf7e4 100644
--- a/src/squlearn/qnn/loss/ode_loss.py
+++ b/src/squlearn/qnn/loss/ode_loss.py
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@ class ODELoss(QNNLossBase):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        ode_functional=None,
-        symbols_involved_in_ode=None,
+        ode_functional = None,
+        symbols_involved_in_ode = None,
         initial_values: np.ndarray = None,
-        eta=np.float64(1.0),
+        eta: float = 1.0,
     ):
         super().__init__()
         self._verify_size_of_ivp_with_order_of_ode(initial_values, symbols_involved_in_ode)

From af9f7b60a4940bf6286cba153afe25cd54750761 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Mon, 24 Nov 2025 15:23:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 21/23] black

---
 src/squlearn/qnn/loss/ode_loss.py | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/squlearn/qnn/loss/ode_loss.py b/src/squlearn/qnn/loss/ode_loss.py
index 20cdf7e4..53118cbd 100644
--- a/src/squlearn/qnn/loss/ode_loss.py
+++ b/src/squlearn/qnn/loss/ode_loss.py
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@ class ODELoss(QNNLossBase):
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        ode_functional = None,
-        symbols_involved_in_ode = None,
+        ode_functional=None,
+        symbols_involved_in_ode=None,
         initial_values: np.ndarray = None,
         eta: float = 1.0,
     ):

From 9c216ad4c357e33ee1819b6c7b1d701bb0d95488 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:16:19 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 22/23] use lbfgsb again

---
 tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py b/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
index 8496fd83..51781cc4 100644
--- a/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
+++ b/tests/kernel/ml/test_qkode.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 from squlearn.kernel import ProjectedQuantumKernel, FidelityKernel
 from squlearn.kernel.loss import ODELoss
 from squlearn.kernel import QKODE
-from squlearn.optimizers import LBFGSB
+from squlearn.optimizers import SLSQP
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(params=["expr", "callable"])
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ def test_qkode_pqk(self, ode_loss):
         )
 
         # Create the QKODE instance
-        qkode = QKODE(q_kernel, loss=ode_loss, optimizer=LBFGSB())
+        qkode = QKODE(q_kernel, loss=ode_loss, optimizer=SLSQP())
 
         x_train = np.linspace(0, 0.9, 9).reshape(-1, 1)
         labels = np.zeros((len(x_train), 1))
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ def test_qkode_fqk(self, ode_loss):
         )
 
         # Create the QKODE instance
-        qkode = QKODE(q_kernel, loss=ode_loss, optimizer=LBFGSB())
+        qkode = QKODE(q_kernel, loss=ode_loss, optimizer=SLSQP())
 
         x_train = np.linspace(0, 0.9, 9).reshape(-1, 1)
         labels = np.zeros((len(x_train), 1))

From 1f7bac57e2ab8bf991912a75e25c4cec311b5b16 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Moritz <moritz.willmann@ipa.fraunhofer.de>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2025 12:33:37 +0100
Subject: [PATCH 23/23] slim down tests

---
 .github/workflows/tests.yaml | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++---------------
 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index 3c7a5ad9..135c8d96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -35,15 +35,6 @@ jobs:
           source venv_minimal/bin/activate
           pip install pytest
           pytest tests/
-      - name: Install example dependencies
-        run: |
-          source venv_minimal/bin/activate
-          python3 install_lowest_dependencies.py --examples
-      - name: Test examples
-        run: |
-          source venv_minimal/bin/activate
-          pip install nbmake
-          pytest --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
       - name: clean
         run: |
           rm -rf venv_minimal
@@ -62,17 +53,12 @@ jobs:
           python -m venv venv_qiskit_0_46
           source venv_qiskit_0_46/bin/activate
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install .[examples] qiskit==0.46.3 qiskit-ibm-runtime==0.20.0 autoray==0.7.2
+          pip install . qiskit==0.46.3 qiskit-ibm-runtime==0.20.0 autoray==0.7.2
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
           source venv_qiskit_0_46/bin/activate
           pip install pytest
           pytest tests/
-      - name: Test examples
-        run: |
-          source venv_qiskit_0_46/bin/activate
-          pip install nbmake
-          pytest --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
       - name: clean
         run: |
           rm -rf venv_qiskit_0_46
@@ -91,28 +77,22 @@ jobs:
           python -m venv venv_qiskit_1
           source venv_qiskit_1/bin/activate
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          pip install .[examples] qiskit==1.1.2 qiskit-algorithms==0.3.0 qiskit-ibm-runtime==0.27.1 autoray==0.7.2
+          pip install . qiskit==1.1.2 qiskit-algorithms==0.3.0 qiskit-ibm-runtime==0.27.1 autoray==0.7.2
       - name: Test with pytest
         run: |
           source venv_qiskit_1/bin/activate
           pip install pytest
           pytest tests/
-      - name: Test examples
-        run: |
-          source venv_qiskit_1/bin/activate
-          pip install nbmake
-          pytest --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
       - name: clean
         run: |
           rm -rf venv_qiskit_1
 
-  pytest_latest:
-    name: Test on ${{ matrix.os }} with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+  pytest_full:
+    name: Tests + Examples on ubuntu-latest with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
         python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12", "3.13"]
 
     steps:
@@ -155,7 +135,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        python-version: ["3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12"]
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.12"]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v5
@@ -170,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m venv venv_latest
           .\venv_latest\Scripts\python.exe -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install .[examples]
+          .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install .
       - name: Install old autoray
         if: matrix.python-version == '3.9'
         run: |
@@ -179,10 +159,43 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install pytest
           .\venv_latest\Scripts\pytest.exe tests/
-      - name: Test examples
-        run: |
-          .\venv_latest\Scripts\pip.exe install nbmake
-          .\venv_latest\Scripts\pytest.exe --nbmake --nbmake-timeout 600 examples/
       - name: clean
         run: |
           rm -Recurse -Force venv_latest
+  
+  pytest_macos:
+    name: Test on macos-latest with Python ${{ matrix.python-version }}
+    runs-on: macos-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python-version: ["3.9", "3.12"]
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v6
+        with:
+          python-version: |
+            ${{
+              matrix.python-version
+            }}
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m venv venv_latest
+          source venv_latest/bin/activate
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install .
+      - name: Install old autoray
+        if: matrix.python-version == '3.9'
+        run: |
+          source venv_latest/bin/activate
+          pip install autoray==0.7.2
+      - name: Test with pytest
+        run: |
+          source venv_latest/bin/activate
+          pip install pytest
+          pytest tests/
+      - name: clean
+        run: |
+          rm -rf venv_latest